Access to Justice Foundation Meeting
November 11th at Noon via Zoom
Agenda & Materials
- Welcome and Introductions – Mr. McKinney
- Business Items
- Determination of Quorum-Mr. McKinney
- Approval of September Minutes-Mr. McKinney
- Finance Committee-Ms. Schild
- Approval of Proposed 2023 Budget
- Approval of Financial Reports
- Authorization to Purchase CDs
- CD Resolution-Generations Bank
- CD Resolution-Southern Bancorp
- Finance Committee will consider additional investment options for approximately $400,000 remaining in Reserve Fund
- Investment/Endowment Statements (for information)
- Grants Committee-Ms. Rucker (for information)
- The Grants Committee met to finalize the details of the Scipio Africanus Jones prints fundraising effort.
- Prints are now available for purchase here.
- The first print sold for $550 at our Access to Justice Month Kickoff!
- Scholarship Committee Report-Ms. Lee (for information)
- Executive Director’s Report–Mr. Bates-Rogers (for information)
- Pro Bono Portal Updates
- ARprobono.org is now live & opportunities are available.
- We will work with legal aid organizations to expand opportunities.
- Judges and local bar associations will be asked to help promote the site. Please let us know if you can make an announcement at a local bar or other group. Autumn can send you materials about the site.
- A mailer will be sent out to announce the site.
- Language Access Initiative
- Work will begin in 2023.
- The Foundation will make available language access posters and assist court staff in installing them in compliance with Justice Index best practices.
- Translation of key forms and documents will be a priority.
- The order of protection petition form needs to be translated. It’s currently available in English and Spanish only.
- The summons needs to be translated and rewritten in plain language English. The current form is available only in English.
- We will also be offering support to Courts in translating their local forms and signage when the Office of Interpreter Services is backlogged.
- Administrative Order 22 Amendment
- At our last meeting the board voted to request that the Supreme Court of Arkansas amend Administrative Order 22 to eliminate the ability of banks to charge fees against IOLTA interest.
- Only two of 87 IOLTA Banks charge these fees.
- After further discussions with the Court and the Office of Professional Conduct, a minor tweak to Arkansas Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15 was needed.
- Staff have submitted redlined version of both Administrative Order 22 and ARPC 1.15, along with a memo explaining need for the requested changes.
- Pro Bono Portal Updates
- IOLTA Report-Ms. Parker (for information)
- IOLTA Trends
- Preferred IOLTA Banks
- New Preferred IOLTA Banks
- Regions Bank
- First State Bank of Warren
- Generations Bank
- Peoples Bank of Magnolia
- Relyance Bank
- Priority Bank
- Total of 32 out of 87 banks are now Preferred IOLTA Banks
- Preferred IOLTA Rate to stay steady at 0.50% through the end of the year.
- We need your help! If your bank is not on this list, let’s set up a meeting with your bank contact to talk about how they are missing out on business by not being a Preferred IOLTA Bank.
- New Preferred IOLTA Banks
- Project Reports–Ms. Brenneman (for information)
- AR Free Legal Answers
- Unlawful Detainer Forms
- Upcoming CLEs
- Immigration 101: What All Attorneys Need to Know
- Via Zoom on November 18, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
- Immigration 101: What All Attorneys Need to Know
- Partner Organization Updates (for information)
- Access to Justice Commission/Joint Resource Development Committee– Mr. Mayfield
- Access to Justice Month Kickoff Report
- Save the date for next year—October 5th @ 6 pm
- Legal Aid Program Updates – Mr. Mumgaard & Mr. Richardson
- Milo Mumgaard former director of Legal Aid of Nebraska is the new Executive Director at the Center for Arkansas Legal Services.
- Statewide Legal Aid Conference Report
- Access to Justice Commission/Joint Resource Development Committee– Mr. Mayfield
- Next Meeting Date: Please respond to this Doodle to help us set our 2023 meeting dates.
- Meetings will take place via Zoom and last one and half hours with the exception of the May/June dates. That meeting will be our joint board retreat. We will have a reception the night before and a full-day, in-person meeting on the date of the meeting. Location TBD, but lodging will be provided.
- Meeting Adjourned